“Mom would rush my brother to the doctor. He was visibly ‘sick.’ I couldn’t convince her to bring me to the hospital for just being ‘sad.’ I failed to consider my brain was JUST as real as my brother’s heart.”
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“Mom would rush my brother to the doctor. He was visibly ‘sick.’ I couldn’t convince her to bring me to the hospital for just being ‘sad.’ I failed to consider my brain was JUST as real as my brother’s heart.”
“What Matthew lacked in size, he made up for in personality. ‘God, if you’re going to take him, please let me be there with him.’ I was determined to squeeze in every second I could.”
“I found two police officers parked in front of my house. They wouldn’t tell me what was going on. ‘You’ll find out soon.’ I fell to the ground in shock. I couldn’t believe I was ‘the girl whose dad died.’”
“There have been days we want to throw in the towel and choose an ‘easier life.’ But we know this is what our family is called to do.”
“Packing their things was hard. The house felt empty the more I packed. I was loading the car up when my phone rang. ‘I know you’re saying goodbye, but we have a newborn.’ We decided right there to say yes.”
“Women’s interest in beauty has always been used against them.”
“I always thought of myself as an ‘ally,’ but here was a moment, this was my child, my flesh and blood. I knew what I said next mattered more than anything in their world.”
“At 36, I said ‘I do’ to a handsome soldier and his 13-year-old son. I was a mom at last. That’s when I learned the harsh reality of labels. I wasn’t a ‘real mom.’”
“One day, after 4 years of losing battles and babies, I woke up pregnant for the seventh time at 40 years old.”
“Parenting a child like my son requires a mother who has patience, unwavering support, and the resiliency to fight through the tough days. Because of my father… I am that mother.”